UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESOLUTION 
ON SHARED GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK 
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To approve the UVI Shared Governance Framework  
 
WHEREAS, VISION 2012 upholds shared governance and collegiality as core values of the University 
of the Virgin Islands (the University); and 
 
WHEREAS, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education recommended that the University 
improve its adherence to standards 4 and 5 of the Commission of Higher Education; and 
 
WHEREAS, the faculty, staff, students, and the administration of the University have worked and 
collaborated, over the past twenty-four months, to develop an approach to shared governance that is 
relevant to the University; and 
 
WHEREAS, the faculty, staff, students, and the administration of the University have agreed on a 
revision of the Shared Governance Framework originally proposed by the administration that provides 
the structure for decision-making on broad University-wide policy initiatives; and 
 
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2009, the Academic, Research and Student Affairs (ARSA) Committee of 
the Board of Trustees (the Board) approved the submission of the revised Shared Governance 
Framework to the Board for approval on condition that any amendment to the Framework subsequently 
recommended by the UVI Senate shall go to the President, through the Cabinet, for approval if the 
proposed amendment is organizational or informational in nature, or go to the Board for approval if the 
proposed amendment would affect a board policy.  
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD THAT:  
 
1.  
The Shared Governance Framework recommended by the ARSA Committee is hereby 
approved.  
 
2. 
Any amendment to the Framework subsequently recommended by the UVI Senate shall go to 
the President, through the Cabinet, for approval if the proposed amendment is organizational or 
informational in nature, or go to the Board for approval if the proposed amendment would affect 
a board policy.  
 
3.  
The President of the University is authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement 
this resolution.  
 
CERTIFICATION  
 
The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and exact copy of a resolution adopted by 
the Board of Trustees of the University of the Virgin Islands at its meeting on Saturday, January 31, 
2009, as recorded in the Minutes of that meeting.  
 
 
 
 
 
January 31, 2009 
Secretary of the Board  
 
 
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